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Animal shelters, which are seeing a drop in adoptions and donations, turn to online donation drives and boosting their virtual presence

Volunteer group Hope for Animals, founded in 2011 by creative designer Melodee Tan (far left), has started Project Pet Live, a series of virtual adoption drives. With the group's volunteers at an event earlier this year is Senior Minister of State fo — Seven-month-old Boytjie, a mixed breed dog, was adopted from Causes for Animals Singapore (CAS) by project manager Genevieve Seah and her husband, primary school teacher Tuan Smit, about three weeks ago. PHOTO: GENEVIEVE SEAH

Volunteer group Hope for Animals, founded in 2011 by creative designer Melodee Tan (far left), has started Project Pet Live, a series of virtual adoption drives. With the group's volunteers at an event earlier this year is Senior Minister of State fo — Pierce is a rabbit rescued by the House Rabbit Society Singapore last month. PHOTO: HOUSE RABBIT SOCIETY SINGAPORE

Volunteer group Hope for Animals, founded in 2011 by creative designer Melodee Tan (far left), has started Project Pet Live, a series of virtual adoption drives. With the group's volunteers at an event earlier this year is Senior Minister of State fo — Volunteer group Hope for Animals, founded in 2011 by creative designer Melodee Tan (far left), has started Project Pet Live, a series of virtual adoption drives. With the group's volunteers at an event earlier this year is Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Chee Hong Tat (front centre). PHOTO: HOPE FOR ANIMALS

Prisca Ang and Hannah Bock

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Apr 01, 2020, 05:00 AM

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